Improvement in culinary vessels



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CULINARY VESSEL. .No. 174,555. Patented March 7.1876.

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FRANCIS MORANDI, OF MALDEN, MASSACHUSETTS.

IIMPROVEMENT IN CULINARY VESSELS.

' Specification forming'part of Letters Patent No. 174,555, dated March7, 1876; application filed J annary 17,1876.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, FRANCIS MORANDI, of Malden, in the county ofMiddlesex and State of Massachusetts, have invented a new and usefulImprovement in Culinary Vessels; and I do hereby declare that thefollowing is a full, clear, and exact description thereof, which willenable others skilled in the art to which it pertains to make and usethe same, reference being had to the accompanying drawing, and to theletters of reference marked thereon, which forms a part of thisspecification.

In said drawing, Figure 1 is a side elevation, and Fig. 2 a vertical andcentral section, of a boiling and steaming apparatus constructed inaccordance with my invention.

My invention has reference to the cooking of articles of food by theprocess of boiling or steaming, and has for its object the remedying ofcertain evils or defects incident to the methods ordinarily employed.

On January 31., 1871, Letters Patent were granted to me for animprovement in culinary vessels adapted to the cooking of articles offood by the process called frying,. by which all the odors, &c.,enerated in the process were conveyed down through'the boiler-opening(in which the vessel was arranged) and range. By experiment, I havefound that, by dispensing with the spider or frying vessel andsubstituting a boiler or steamer co11- structed as hereinafterdescribed, a most complete and effective apparatus for the boiling andsteaming of articles is attained, the steam and odors of the articleswhile being cooked being conveyed into the flue-space of the stove orrange with equal effectiveness as in my said patented device.

My improved apparatus is to be used in one of the boiler-openings in thetop plate of a stove or range.

In the said drawing, A denotes a cylindrical case or vessel open at bothtop and bottom, the top being provided with a cover, B, and the casehaving two handles aflixed thereto.

The bottom I prefer to make of cast-iron or sheet-iron, and by means ofears formed thereon to rivet the same'to the vessel A. This bottom hasan opening made through it, 1

a circular flange, F, extending down therefrom, the same being of adiameter to fit into the boiler-opening of a stove or range.

G G, &c., are a series of horizontal ribs which are disposed on andextend up from the bottom of the case. H H, &c., are another series ofvertical ribs. which are alfixed to the inner surface of the sides ofthe case. the same being arranged as shown in-Fig. 2. I is a boilerwhich is disposed within the vessel or case A, its bottom being of asomewhat less diameter than theopening in the bottom of;

the employment of diaphragms, articles may be steamed wheneverdesirable.

I would remark that the cover to the boiler is not essential, as thecover of the'case A will prevent the escape of steam and odor, but Iprefer to employ it, as it better retains the steam within the boilerand thereby renders the cooking of the articles therein moreexpeditious.

The object of the two series of projections or ribs is not only tocentralize and support the boiler in its proper position over the fire,but to form and maintain a flue around the entire surface of the boiler,whereby the steam and odors from the articles being cooked may bereadily conveyed into the escape-flue of the stove or range to'which theapparatus may be applied.

I would remark that the case A may, if desirable, be made in two or moreannular sections, one section lapping upon the other.'

From the above, it will be seen that by my present improvement I attaina most effective and convenient apparatus for the boiling and steamingof articles of food, and prevent the escape of the steam and odorsarising therefrom into the room.

I do not herein claim the apparatus described and claimed in my saidpatent for frying articles of food, nor do 1 claim the inventions asshown and described in Letters Patent N0.:,S9,.89:'0r No. 91,697,,asmyinven-q arrahgeq,.aud combined together in manner tion ,difiers iftomboth of :them but especially j and awestmqpemte 2B8- setifqzth. disclaimthese-me. In testimony t-hat I claim the foregqing as What I claim is.my owninvention I aflix my signature in pres-- The above-describedimproved culinaryap ence of two witnesses. paratus, consistingof thecase A provided; FRANCIS MORANDI. with a perforated bottom, 1), coverB,F a. e-: Witnesses: ries of horizontal and vertical ribs, G H, and F.P. HALE, the boiler I, the whole being cQllstlillc fid F- G- HAL

